Roosevelt Addresses Editors on Foresight and Tax Reform in Jamestown
President Roosevelt urges editors and public leaders to combat wrongs with verified facts and conduct, and outlines plans for conserving natural resources. He highlights national irrigation, forest management, mineral fuel control, and the inland waterways commission, stressing a progressive inheritance tax and a broad, unified conservation program.
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Jamestown
Roosevelt
National
Olina
Daily Press
United States
Reclamation Service
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Slope
Rocky Mountain
Public Lands Commission
Congress
General Land Office
Agriculture
United States Forest Service
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Gifford Pinchot
National Forest Service
Pinchot
Inland Waterways Commission
The
Waterways Commission
Supreme Court
Dougherty and Tate to testify before grand jury
The Peoria school board and state’s attorney press for truth in a case involving the destruction of evidence against N C Dougherty. Edwin Tate plans to testify to aid in a possible pardon for burglary, while Dougherty hints at full disclosure.
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Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Edwin Tate
N. C. Dougherty
Tate
Joliet
Dougherty
Mrs. Lucinda Watkins Dies at 98 in Oakford
Havana widow Mrs. Lucinda Watkins, aged 98, died at her Oakford area home after celebrating her birthday on April 7 with more than 200 descendants. She had lived on the same farm for 79 years and was the oldest resident of central Illinois. Her six generations present included Temperance Hilliard, Sarah Davis, Mary Showalter, Bessie Ashurst, and Lloyd Ashurst.
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Havana
Lucinda Watkins
Oakford
Ilinois
Temperance Hilliard
Sarah Davis
Kilbourne
Mary Showalter
Bath
Bessie Ashurst
Lloyd Ashurst
Woodmen Picnic Draws 20,000 to Rockford Parade
The seventeenth annual Modern Woodmen outing in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin drew about 20,000 visitors on June 6. Nearly 1,000 arrived from Chicago as parade was the day’s feature. Maj. Lennon led Camp 11,607 of Chicago whose team won a $75 special prize in drills after addresses at the fair grounds park.
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Congress
Great Britain
France
Germany
Switzerland
Germmny
United States
Rockford
Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Fair Grounds Park
Maj. Lennon Commanding
Coles County Voters Approve Bond Issue for Court House Debt
Charleston reports Coles County voters approve issuing bonds to cover 225000 dollars of county debt from eight years ago when the courthouse was built. The measure won by about 500 votes after seven elections. Supporters credited a Supreme Court ruling affirming the debt’s legality amid bitter campaigning.
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Coles County
Charleston
Supreme Court
Record of Illinois University 390 Graduates Largest Class
The University of Illinois reports 390 graduates this year the largest in its history. Departments include Literature and Arts 110 Library School 15 Engineering 165 Science 35 Agriculture 45 Law 20. Chicago colleges not included.
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University of Illinois
Chicago
Randolph Retires From Chicago Drainage Board After 14 Years
Isham Randolph chief engineer of the Chicago drainage board will retire July 15 to become consulting engineer for several large corporations. Appointed June 8 1893 he has held the post since.
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Drainage Board
Chicago
Isham Randolph
Randolph
Sanitary District
Justice Baume Still Gaining
Springfield report states Justice James S. Baume of Galena is improving after hospitalization for pneumonia and may return to his home within a few days.
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Justice Baume
Springfield
James S. Baume
Galena
ELECT COL FOREMAN PRESIDENT
Illinois national guard and naval reserves held their annual session. Col M J Foreman of Chicago was elected president with Col Frank B Wells of Decatur as vice president and Capt S Blanchard of Ottawa as secretary treasurer. Next year’s meeting will be in Chicago. The Association of Military Surgeons also met with Chicago officers elected: Col Nicholas Senn president Maj B S Rogers vice president Charles Adams secretary treasurer Maj Ss Cc Stanton assistant secretary.
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Quincy
Illinois National Guard
Naval Reserves
M. J. Foreman
Chicago
Frank B. Wells
Decatur
Capt. S. Blanchard
Ottawa
Association of Military Surgeons
Nicholas Senn
Maj. B. 8. Rogers
Charles Adams
Maj
Ss. Cc. Stanton
Editors Favor Water Way Endorsement In Illinois
Peoria reports the Illinois Press association endorsed the lakes to gulf deep water way. Officers elected include President J A Adams Peotone and secretary J M Page Jerseyville. Florence Charles Donohue, longtime Freeport journalist and Democratic leader, died at St Francis hospital after throat cancer operation. He was 68.
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Illinois Press Association
Peoria
Lakes
Gulf
R. R. McCormick
Chicago
Frank J. Quinn
J. A. Adams
Peotone
Mary Davidson
Carthage
J. M. Sheets
Charles Mead
Geneva
J. M. Page
Jerseyville
H. A. David
Carlinville
J. M. Rapp
Fairfield
Florence Charles Donohue
Freeport
St. Francis’ Hospital
Old Times
Wilber F. Storey
Chicago Telegraph
Donohue
Daily Democrat
Cleveland
Cattle Sale At Cherry Grove Brings High Prices
Williamsville reports the second biennial gale of high bred shorthorn cattle at Cherry Grove farm two miles south of town drew 500 people. Forty two head sold at strong bids with an average price of 314 dollars per head, reflecting high regard for M. E. Jones' stock.
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Williamsville
M. E. Jones
Cherry Grove Farm
Here
Wabash Railroad Mortgage Filed for 33 Million
The Wabash Railroad company filed a mortgage for 33 million dollars with the Ford county recorder at Paxton. The filing will occur in 1,000 counties along the route, with recording fees totaling 30 thousand dollars based on a 30 dollar per county charge.
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Wabash
Paxton
Wabash Railroad Company
Ford County Recorder
Bowling Green Trust Company
Jubilee at State Normal Bloomington
Governor Deneen led the jubilee at State Normal University Bloomington where he distributed diplomas to graduates and spoke on his early career and teaching in Chicago's Ghetto district.
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State Normal
Bloomington
Fire Marshal Report Reveals Chicago Losses and Alarms
The year’s fire data show 8691 alarms and 6887 actual fires. Property loss reached 119,974,033 with a 4,179,235 payout, up 875,306 from last year, and total insurance stood at 75,356,085. Blow safe in Sheffield post office. Four men used a blast to open the safe but fled after a night watchman was shot at. cash box remained intact with about 100 in cash.
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Chicago
Horan
Illinois
Kewanee
Sheffield
Here
Ance
Lombard Graduation Marks Fifty-Second Annual Commencement
The fifty-second Lombard college commencement in Lombard Galesburg awarded twelve graduates. Reverend R D Case of St Paul's University Church Chicago delivered the address. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon Mr Case.
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Galesburg
R. D. Case
St. Paul’s Universe Church
Chicago
Case
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